testatrix

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English

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Etymology

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From Late Latin testātrīx, feminine of Latin testātor (one who makes a will); see testator.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɛsˈteɪtɹɪks/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪtɹɪks

Noun

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testatrix (plural testatrices or testatrixes)

  1. (law) A female testator.[1]
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References

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  1. ^ The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition]

Latin

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Etymology

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testor (I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will) +‎ -ātrīx

Pronunciation

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Noun

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testātrīx f (genitive testātrīcis, masculine testātor); third declension

  1. a female testator; testatrix

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative testātrīx testātrīcēs
Genitive testātrīcis testātrīcum
Dative testātrīcī testātrīcibus
Accusative testātrīcem testātrīcēs
Ablative testātrīce testātrīcibus
Vocative testātrīx testātrīcēs

References

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  • testatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • testatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.